With the Cloud proving itself to be the future of technology standards, businesses must upskill and adopt Cloud as soon as possible. With increased acceptance comes a clear demand for cloud-native security expertise. Security is equally as important as scalability and agility in determining an application’s success.
Today, cloud computing has become the de facto standard in the tech world. Digital transformation and business agility demands are driving companies to embrace cloud-native in droves. Businesses that require a significant computing and storage are moving their operations to cloud infrastructures. Companies that seek to ensure greater security are increasingly altering their infrastructures to go cloud-native.
According to a 2021 Snyk report “State of Cloud Native Application Security“, cloud-native application security issues are growing in tandem, with 99 percent seeing security as critical to their cloud-native approach.
Cloud-native applications take advantage of the cloud’s capability to provide adaptable, robust, and secure solutions. The advantages of adopting cloud-native for security are significant. The following are some of the most significant benefits of cloud-native security.
Security is available as a fully managed service
Because the service provider handles all aspects of cloud security, teams don’t have to devote resources to keeping track of it.
Cloud providers have to provide security throughout the information processing lifecycle. Secure service deployment, secure communications between services, secure and private communication with consumers over the internet, secure data storage with end-user privacy safeguards, and reliable operation by infrastructure administrators are all ensured by cloud-native security services. These safeguards are the responsibility of application teams in conventional on-premise architectures, and they necessitate strict application monitoring.
Improved monitoring and visibility
Cloud-native security enables the aggregation of data from all application components and gives complete end-to-end visibility into the environment. This real-time picture helps in making key security decisions.
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Cloud-native applications also make it simple to keep track of usage records. It is easy to understand usage trends by ensuring that team members have the minimum access to resources and by implementing dashboards for monitoring usage statistics. Unauthorized access will be denied, and notifications can be set up to notify of such requests.
Cloud-native security technologies have progressed from simple visualizations to complex dashboards that identify trends and can even help predict future threats.
Assurance of continuous compliance
Compliance in cloud-native application ensures adherence to the laws and regulations that govern the use of cloud infrastructures. The laws vary depending on the country and the domain. By default, adopting a cloud infrastructure assures compliance with these rules, establishing a minimal security standard.
Reliable data and service backup and recovery
Ensured data back-up offered by cloud providers is one of the most significant advantages of cloud-native applications. Data backups can be set up at different levels for different application tiers. Critical applications can be backed up to provide minimal downtime for services, with service level agreements agreed upon each domain. Furthermore, data backups protect businesses against data breaches, system failures, and natural disasters.
Vulnerability management
Cloud-native security solutions enable teams to precisely and quickly scan the application’s infrastructure for vulnerabilities. It also helps teams in prioritizing amongst various potential vulnerabilities by identifying the most serious business risks through trend analysis and threat predictions.
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